I'm researching Cheltenham's early photographers. Richard Beard Jnr ran The Photographic Institution, Promenade, Chelt from 1849-50. Does anyone know if he was the son of, or related to, the Richard Beard who opened the country's first photographic studio in London in 1841?
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Thank you very much for your reply. I could not track down the Heathcotes' A Faithful Likeness via reference resources in my area and on-line booksellers are out of stock but I have John Hannavy's excellent Victorian Photographers at Work. I've also made use of trade directories for the Cheltenham area.
Michael Pritchard said:
Yes, he was. There is a good biography of Beard in History of Photography journal some years ago. I will need to find the precise reference. In addition the Heathcotes' did a lot of work on the early daguerreotypists across the Uk and their publication A Faithful Likeness is worth tracking down for the Cheltenham section.
Let me know if you cannot find a copy.
Michael Pritchard
I have now found confirmation that Richard Beard Jnr of Cheltenham was the son of Richard Beard, holder of a Daguerreotype patent, of London.